Trump Deputies Release Rule Closing Obama’s ‘Flores’ Catch-and-Release Loophole
September 8, 2018
Neil Munro
The regulation will help Trump fulfill his campaign promise to block illegal migration because it will allow officials to quietly detain migrant families together while judges assess their legal claims.
Few migrants can win their immigration or asylum claims, so the no-release process will likely deter many poor migrants — such as Guatemalan David Xol — from paying smugglers to help them seek jobs in the United States.
The 2015 Flores catch-and-release loophole allows migrants who bring their children to be released into the United States after just 20 days in detention. For example, the Texas Tribune reported that:
https://www.breitbart.com/2018-elect...ease-loophole/
